Demographic Profile of RespondentsBack


The raw data collected have been rim-weighted according to provisional figures obtained from the Census and Statistics Department regarding the gender-age distribution of the Hong Kong population in 2016 year-end and the educational attainment (highest level attended) distribution and the economic activity status distribution collected in the 2011 Census.



Gender
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Male 486 48.0 457 45.1
Female 527 52.0 556 54.9
Total 1013 100.0 1013 100.0


Age
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
18 - 29 141 14.1 173 17.2
30 - 39 107 10.7 182 18.1
40 - 49 150 15.0 180 18.0
50 - 59 199 19.8 199 19.9
60 - 69 228 22.7 144 14.4
70 or above 178 17.7 125 12.4
Total 1003 100.0 1003 100.0
Missing case (s) 10 10


Education attainment
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Primary or below 160 15.9 238 23.7
Junior secondary (F.1 - F.3) 143 14.2 129 12.8
Senior secondary (F.4 - F.5) 249 24.7 290 28.8
Matriculation / Diploma of Secondary Education (F.6) 29 2.9 45 4.4
Matriculation (F.7) 20 2.0 20 2.0
Tertiary, non-degree 90 8.9 54 5.3
Tertiary, degree (Bachelor's degree) 245 24.3 190 18.8
Master's degree 64 6.4 40 3.9
Doctoral degree or above 7 0.7 2 0.2
Total 1007 100.0 1007 100.0
Missing case (s) 6 6


District
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Wanchai (HKI) 14 1.4 10 1.0
Eastern (HKI) 120 12.0 98 9.8
Central and Western (HKI) 23 2.3 15 1.5
Southern (HKI) 44 4.4 45 4.5
Kwun Tong (KLE) 94 9.4 85 8.5
Kowloon City (KLW) 45 4.5 42 4.2
Wong Tai Sin (KLE) 64 6.4 79 7.9
Mong Kok (KLW) 15 1.5 12 1.2
Sham Shui Po (KLW) 54 5.4 60 6.0
Yau Tsim (KLW) 15 1.5 13 1.3
Sai Kung (NTE) 58 5.8 56 5.6
Sha Tin (NTE) 71 7.1 73 7.3
Islands (NTW) 21 2.1 16 1.6
Tsuen Wan (NTW) 67 6.7 66 6.7
Kwai Tsing (NTW) 62 6.2 70 7.0
Tuen Mun (NTW) 75 7.5 74 7.4
Yuen Long (NTW) 80 8.0 88 8.8
Northern (NTE) 43 4.3 47 4.7
Tai Po (NTE) 33 3.3 49 4.9
Total 998 100.0 999 100.0
Missing case (s) 14 13


Are you a registered voter?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Yes (including those who have just registered) 851 84.3 815 80.7
No 159 15.7 195 19.3
Total 1010 100.0 1011 100.0
Missing case (s) 3 2


Political inclination#
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Inclined toward the pro-democracy camp 308 30.7 317 31.5
Inclined toward the pro-establishment camp 190 19.0 174 17.3
Inclined toward the centrist 314 31.3 302 30.1
No political inclination / Politically neutral / Don’t belong to any camp 149 14.9 166 16.5
Others / Don’t know / Hard to say 41 4.1 47 4.7
Total 1002 100.0 1006 100.0
Missing case (s) 11 7
# Some errors in this table were discovered and corrected, with apology.

The type of ownership of your house is:
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Self-purchased, or 592 58.9 516 51.3
Rented 413 41.1 491 48.7
Total 1005 100.0 1006 100.0
Missing case (s) 8 7


House type
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Public housing estate 322 32.1 407 40.8
Housing Authority subsidized sale flats 143 14.2 135 13.5
Housing Society subsidized sale flats 18 1.8 18 1.8
Private housing 480 47.8 393 39.4
Village: villas / bungalows / modern village houses 12 1.2 16 1.6
Village: simple stone structures / traditional village houses 18 1.8 16 1.6
Staff quarters 1 0.1 0 0.0
Private temporary houses 7 0.7 6 0.6
Others 3 0.3 6 0.6
Total 1004 100.0 998 100.0
Missing case (s) 9 15


Marital status
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Single 202 25.9 237 31.0
Married/ Cohabiting 490 62.8 438 57.2
Divorced / Separated/Widowed 88 11.3 90 11.8
Total 780 100.0 765 100.0
Missing case (s) 7 9


Occupation
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Boss / Managers / Administrators 137 13.7 134 13.4
Professionals 89 8.9 75 7.5
Associate professionals 26 2.6 31 3.1
Clerks 82 8.2 143 14.2
Service workers 68 6.8 120 12.0
Market sales workers 19 1.9 32 3.2
Handicrafts and related personnel 18 1.8 38 3.8
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 5 0.5 10 1.0
Drivers 16 1.6 28 2.8
Unskilled workers 15 1.5 25 2.5
Students 59 5.9 44 4.4
Housewives 136 13.6 93 9.3
Retired 300 29.9 175 17.4
Unemployed / non-workers 20 2.0 44 4.4
Others 13 1.3 9 0.9
Total 1003 100.0 1003 100.0
Missing case (s) 10 10


Which class do you consider your family belongs to?
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Upper class 7 0.7 5 0.5
Upper-middle class 53 5.3 33 3.2
Middle class 318 31.7 285 28.4
Middle-lower class 308 30.7 308 30.6
Lower class 299 29.8 359 35.7
Don't know/ Hard to say 19 1.9 16 1.6
Total 1004 100.0 1004 100.0
Missing case (s) 9 9


Place of birth
  Raw sample Weighted sample
 FrequencyPercentageFrequencyPercentage
Hong Kong 482 63.3 485 62.9
Mainland China 252 33.1 269 34.9
Taiwan 1 0.1 0 0.0
Macau 9 1.2 5 0.6
Southeast Asia（e.g. Malaysia、Indonesia、Vietnam） 12 1.6 9 1.1
Canada 2 0.3 1 0.1
England 1 0.1 0 0.0
Others 1 0.1 1 0.2
Don't know 1 0.1 1 0.1
Total 761 100.0 772 100.0
Missing case (s) 4 7